Steel Council unveils certified Science-Based Emissions Target labeling

Sources: Global Steel Climate Council, Washington, D.C.; CP staff

A new Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) label certifies a steel producer’s pursuit of net zero operations goals by 2050. The labeling design for a certified Science-Based Emissions Target is in line with the Steel Climate Standard, a GSCC document released in 2023 as a global tool for measuring and reporting carbon emissions in steel production. By setting short- and long-term targets towards net zero operations, the Council notes, producers are demonstrating their commitment to reduce emissions along a value chain that begins with mining and resource extraction through the hot rolling process.  

The SBET label will be followed by one indicating GSCC Production Certification.

Targets are considered “science-based” if they abide the latest climate science necessary to meet Paris Accord goals, where emissions reduction measures have the effect of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Targets are set based on the Steel Climate Standard’s transparent, science-based, verifiable, time-bound and technology-neutral approach, which incentivizes real action and holds the industry accountable to meeting emissions reduction goals. The standard also provides a framework for members to seek third-party verified certification of the emissions intensity of facility-specific products and to self-audit emissions yearly to demonstrate continuous decarbonization progress.

“As we begin to certify our members’ targets, the global community will recognize Science-Based Emissions Targets certification as real emissions reduction action behind the words,” says GSCC Executive Director Adina Renee Adler. 

GSCC members and allies include the leading North American rebar producers and fabricators—Commercial Metals Co., Nucor Corp. and Steel Dynamics Inc.—and Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. 

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